Dress in Kyrgyzstan developed as a part of Central Asian costume, with clothing styles that were adapted to either a sedentary or nomadic lifestyle. In general, the styles and design of Kyrgyz costume were similar to those found in Uzbekistan and...

Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic) Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic) is a landlocked country located in Central Asia. Bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, China to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the west, and Tajikistan to the south, it is 198,500 square kilometers...

(b. 1919), Kyrgyz politician. Turdakun Usubalievich Usubaliev led the Kyrgyzstan Soviet Socialist Republic from 1961 to 1985 as the first secretary of the Communist Party. Born in Naryn (a remote eastern province of the republic) in 1919, he spent his...

Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz Respublikasy CAPITAL: Bishkek FLAG: Red field with a yellow sun in the center; in the center of the sun is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines, a stylized representation of the vent in a Kyrgyz yurt. ANTHEM: Kyrgyz...

Kyrgyzstan (pronounced /ˈkɝgɪztæn/, Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия, variously transliterated, also Kirgizia or Kirghizia), officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a country in Central Asia. Landlocked and mountainous, it borders...

Parliament held its first session Friday as police arrested several people protesting an election that strengthened Kyrgyzstan's president but opened the door for further turmoil.The 90-member parliament met in the capital, Bishkek, following Sunday's election that was criticized by opposition forces and foreign observers.A few...

Kyrgyzstan's referendum on constitutional change was marred by numerous violations, the main trans-Atlantic security and rights group and the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday.President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who had initiated the Sunday vote, dissolved Parliament immediately after the results were announced Monday. On Tuesday, he signed the...

The president of Kyrgyzstan dissolved parliament Monday, moving to strengthen his control after voters overwhelmingly approved constitutional changes that his critics called a grab for power.The move by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was his latest battle with lawmakers — a dispute that has persisted in the...

A prominent independent journalist with close ties to the opposition to the authoritarian regime in neighboring Uzbekistan was shot to death in southern Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, an official said.An unknown gunman fired three shots at Alisher Saipov at close range as he was leaving his...